Peak: A Heart-Pounding Tale of Adventure, Father-Son Dynamics, and Mountain Climbing (A Peak Marcello Adventure, 1)

Peak: A Heart-Pounding Tale of Adventure, Father-Son Dynamics, and Mountain Climbing (A Peak Marcello Adventure, 1)

<I><P>The only thing you&#8217;ll find on the summit of Mount Everest is a divine view. The things that really matter lie far below.</I> &#8211; Peak Marcello</P><P>After fourteen-year-old Peak Marcello is arrested for scaling a New York City skyscraper, he's left with two choices: wither away in Juvenile Detention or go live with his long-lost father, who runs a climbing company in Thailand. But Peak quickly learns that his father's renewed interest in him has strings attached. <I>Big</I> strings. As owner of Peak Expeditions, he wants his son to be the youngest person to reach the Everest summit--and his motives are selfish at best. Even so, for a climbing addict like Peak, tackling Everest is the challenge of a lifetime. But it's also one that could cost him his life. <P>Roland Smith has created an action-packed adventure about friendship, sacrifice, family, and the drive to take on Everest, despite the incredible risk. The story of Peak&#8217;s dangerous ascent&#8212;told in his own words&#8212;is suspenseful, immediate, and impossible to put down.